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Northern Tier Republican Rep. Matt Baker stepped down Monday to become the regional director of the office of intergovernmental and external affairs.
That's with the Department of Health and Human Services.

Marion O'Malley took office February 5th as the Susquehanna County DA.
Her tenure is being challenged by William Urbanski, who briefly served as DA before a judge ruled him ineligible and installed O'Malley instead.
Urbanski is suing to get...

Republican Rick Saccone has a small advantage in the special election for Pennsylvania’s 18th congressional district.
However, the Monmouth University poll finds that a partisan gap in enthusiasm around President Trump has helped Democrat...

Auditor General Eugene DePasquale claims "the question is 'when' not 'if.'" He says legalizing and taxing pot would rake in millions of dollars for the state.
Congressional candidate Joe Peters says in places where recreational lot is legal...

The sentence comes after former corporal Sean Cornick took more than $22,000 from an evidence locker.
Police say Cornick pleaded guilty to the charges in September and was sentenced this week.
Cornick needs to repay more than $22,000 to the...

Pennsylvania legalized medical marijuana in the spring of 2016, and today the first dispensary begins cannabis sales.
A facility in Butler County, north of Pittsburgh, will be the first to test medical marijuana
Pro-family groups argue medical...

The arrests follow months of investigation by the state police and the state attorney general’s office, but it’s been years since sexual abuse allegations were lodged at the Lackawanna County Prison.
Troopers arrested seven men who...

Dairy farmers across the state are trying to weather the storm, but some say this year has been tougher than normal.
The farmers get paid per pounds of milk, and this year they’re at a loss of $3 per 100-pounds.
The PA Farm Bureau says...

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that a judge recently approved the settlement that includes a provision that third-party and independent candidates will need far fewer petition signatures to qualify for the ballot.
The court agreement caps the...